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Paul Berkowitz

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After serving as a senior executive with a publicly held national homebuilder for three years, Paul Berkowitz has recently returned to international law firm Greenberg Traurig PA. His background includes internal corporate operations experience and more than 35 years of legal counsel to companies in diverse industries. This article is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be construed or used as general legal advice.

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paul berkowitz Blog Posts

Do LLCs still work?
October 31st, 2011

Although no builder or developer begins a project on the assumption that it will go bad, careful planners understand that unanticipated problems can arise. Many have long believed that the best means of protecting successful projects from those which develop problems was to place each in a separate entity.

Business, Front Page - Blogger Network, Legal
Joint venture? It takes planning
January 25th, 2011

Joint ventures can be a valuable tool in the real estate industry. They can provide a means of pooling resources to acquire assets that may be too expensive for any one of the participants on an individual basis.

Real Estate
Risky Business
August 9th, 2010

The homebuilding industry is not unique in terms of pressure to close. Publicly held entities, both within and without the industry, have long dealt with the driving force of reporting quarterly results, which has led many issuers to take actions that they later regretted.

Business, Finance
Reality check
July 6th, 2010

Many years ago, as a young lawyer, I was representing a client in a difficult series of negotiations with its proposed lenders. The loan was burdened by conditions and restrictions, and was on economic terms less advantageous than what the client had in mind originally.

Business, Finance
Home warranty updates
June 4th, 2010

The IRS Chief Counsel’s Office recently released a memorandum concluding that a homebuilder is not entitled to treat home warranty losses like product liability losses for net operating loss purposes.

Business, Legal, Real Estate